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This Week in the West
Broadcasting from The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, This Week in the West brings you the stories of the people and events that shaped the history of the American West.
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This Week in the West: 100 Episodes!
Howdy folks, it’s the 28th of September 2026, and welcome to the 100th episode of This Week in The West. I’m Seth Spillman, broadcasting from the National…
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This Week in the West: Was Texas Jack the Original Cowboy Star?
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️Episode 91: Was Texas Jack the Original Cowboy Star? 📢 Episode Summary: Long before Buffalo Bill's Wild West became an international…
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This Week in the West: Wild Bill Hickok and the Original Wild West Gunfight
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 90: Wild Bill Hickok and the Original Wild West Shootout 📢 Episode Summary: The classic image of two gunfighters facing each…
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This Week in the West: Everett Bowman, One of Pro Rodeo's Founding Fathers
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 89: Everett Bowman, One of Pro Rodeo’s Founding Fathers 📢 Episode Summary: Everett Bowman is remembered as one of the most…
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This Week in the West: Richard King - From Stowaway to Ranching Legend
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 88: Richard King - From Stowaway to Ranching Legend 📢 Episode Summary: This week, This Week in the West tells the remarkable…
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This Week in the West: The Finely Detailed Life of Western Artist Tom Lovell
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 87: The Finely Detailed Life of Western Artist Tom Lovell 📢 Episode Summary: llustrator and painter Tom Lovell became one of…
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This Week in the West: A German Duke Explores the Frontier
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 86: A German Duke Explores the Frontier 📢 Episode Summary: Born into European royalty in 1797, Duke Paul Wilhelm of…
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This Week in the West: Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Geronimo
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 85: Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Geronimo 📢 Episode Summary: Geronimo, born Goyahkla—or "One Who Yawns"—in 1829, grew up…
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This Week in the West: Louis L'Amour, the West's Great Storyteller
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 84: Louis L’Amour, The West’s Great Storyteller 📢 Episode Summary: Louis L’Amour became one of the most influential Western…
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This Week in the West: Andy Payne and the Brutal Craziness of the Bunion Derby
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 82: Andy Payne and the Brutal Craziness of the Bunion Derby 📢 Episode Summary: In this episode of This Week in The West…
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This Week in the West: Edward Borein and the Authentic West
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 81: Edward Borein and the Authentic West 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West explores the life and…
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This Week in the West: Jim Shoulders, The Babe Ruth of Rodeo
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 80: Jim Shoulders, the Babe Ruth of Rodeo 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West explores the life and…
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This Week in the West: The Monumental Effort to Create the Transcontinental Railroad
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 79: The Monumental Effort to Create the Transcontinental Railroad 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West…
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This Week in the West: The Wild Western Life of Artist Olaf Wieghorst
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 78: The Wild Western Life of Artist Olaf Wieghorst 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in the West explores the…
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This Week in the West, Episode 77: Naturalist John Muir's Vision of Preserving the West
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️Episode 77: Naturalist John Muir's Vision of Preserving the West 📢 Episode Summary: This episode tells the remarkable story of John…
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This Week in the West: Glenna Goodacre, Reagan's Scupltor and More
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 76: Glenna Goodacre, Reagan’s Sculptor and More 📢 Episode Summary: Glenna Goodacre’s life and work reveal the power of…
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This Week in the West: How James Garner Re-Defined the Western Hero
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 75: How James Garner re-defined the Western hero 📢 Episode Summary: James Garner’s story begins in Norman, Oklahoma, with a…
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This Week in the West: Jo Decker and the Importance of Rodeo Secretaries
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 74: Jo Decker and the Importance of Rodeo Secretaries 📢 Episode Summary: Jo Ramsey Decker stood at the center of rodeo’s…
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This Week in the West: John Arbuckle and Coffee's Importance in the West
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 73: John Arbuckle and Coffee's Importance in the West 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West explores the…
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This Week in the West: Charles Russell: Artist & Original Great Westerner
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 72: Charles Russell: Artist & Original Great Westerner 📢 Episode Summary: This week on This Week in The West, we remember…
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This Week in the West: The Miller Brothers and the Rise of the 101 Ranch
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 71: The Miller Brothers and the Rise of the 101 Ranch 📢 Episode Summary: This week on This Week in The West, we remember Joe…
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This Week in the West: How Jesse Chisholm Talked His Way Into Western History
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 70: How Jesse Chisholm Talked His Way Into Western History 📢 Episode Summary: This week on This Week in The West, we remember…
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This Week in the West: Quanah Parker, Remarkable Native Leader
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 69: Quanah Parker, Remarkable Native Leader 📢 Episode Summary: This week on This Week in The West, we remember Quanah Parker…
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This Week in the West: Albert Bierstadt's Larger Than Life Artistic Journey
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 68: Albert Bierstadt's Larger-Than-Life Artistic Journey 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West explores…
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This Week in the West: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House Author’s Version of Pioneer Life
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 67: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House Author’s Version of Pioneer Life 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The…
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This Week in the West: Belle Starr, Queen of the Outlaws
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 66: Belle Starr, Queen of the Outlaws 📢 Episode Summary: Belle Starr’s life sits at the uneasy intersection of fact and…
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This Week in the West: Casey Tibbs, Rodeo's Golden Boy
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 65: Casey Tibbs, Rodeo’s Golden Boy 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West explores the extraordinary life…
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This Week in the West: The Hollywood Drama of Broncho Billy Anderson
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 64: The Hollywood Drama of Broncho Billy Anderson 📢 Episode Summary: In this episode of This Week in The West, we remember…
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This Week in the West: Bass Reeves, the Legendary Lawman
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 63: Bass Reeves, the Legendary Lawman 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West honors the life and legacy of…
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This Week in the West: Tom Mix, the Highs and Lows of Hollywood’s First Cowboy Superstar
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 62: Tom Mix, the Highs and Lows of Hollywood’s First Cowboy Superstar 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The…
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This Week in the West: Wanda Harper Bush, The 'Quietly Famous' Cowgirl
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 61: Wanda Harper Bush 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West remembers the extraordinary life and legacy of…
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This Week in the West: George Catlin, the Artist Driven to Capture Native Culture
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 60: George Catlin, the Artist Driven to Capture Native Culture 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West…
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This Week in the West: Jackson Sundown, An Icon of the West
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 59: Jackson Sundown, an Icon of the West 📢 Episode Summary: The iconic cowboy silhouette in the National Cowboy & Western…
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This Week in the West: Jesse Harper, the Kansas Rancher Who Built Notre Dame Football
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 58: Jesse Harper, the Kansas Rancher Who Built Notre Dame Football 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West…
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This Week in the West: Bill Pickett, King of the Bulldoggers
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 57: Bill Pickett, King of The Bulldoggers 📢 Episode Summary: This week’s episode of This Week in The West celebrates the…
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This Week in the West: Joseph Glidden and the History of Barbed Wire
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 56: Joseph Glidden and the History of Barbed Wire 📢 Episode Summary: This episode explores the surprising origins and…
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This Week in the West: Clark Hulings and the Origin of the Prix de West
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 55: Clark Hulings and the Origin of the Prix de West 📢 Episode Summary: This week’s episode of This Week in The West explores…
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This Week in the West: 70 Years Celebrating the West at The Cowboy
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 54: 70 Years Celebrating the West at The Cowboy 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West celebrates the…
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This Week in the West: Roy Rogers - How Leonard Slye Became the Legendary Cowboy
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 53: Roy Rogers - How Leonard Slye Became the Legendary Cowboy 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West…
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This Week in the West: The Prince and the Painter - the story of Karl Bodmer
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 52: The Prince and the Painter - the story of Karl Bodmer 📢 Episode Summary: Karl Bodmer may have been born along the Rhine…
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This Week in the West: The Thrilling Cowgirl Life of Lucille Mulhall
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 51: The Thrilling Cowgirl Life of Lucille Mulhall 📢 Episode Summary: Lucille Mulhall’s story begins with a legendary…
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This Week in the West: Reg Kesler and the Invaluable Stock Contractors
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 50: Reg Kelser and the Invaluable Stock Contractors 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West spotlights Reg…
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This Week in the West: Ty Murray, All-Around Rodeo Greatness
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 49: Ty Murray, All-Around Rodeo Greatness 📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in the West celebrates Ty Murray, one…
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This Week in the West: Gene Autry, the Hollywood Cowboy Who Did It All
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 48: Gene Autry, the Hollywood Cowboy Who Did It All 📢 Episode Summary: Gene Autry, the Singing Cowboy, was born in Texas in…
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This Week in the West: Cowboy Poet Badger Clark
🤠This Week in the West 🎙️ Episode 47: Cowboy poet Badger Clark 📢 Episode Summary: Charles Badger Clark was the first poet laureate of South Dakota and one of…